diff --git a/modules/shadertools/src/index.ts b/modules/shadertools/src/index.ts
index f8bb77fc7c..359b461065 100644
--- a/modules/shadertools/src/index.ts
+++ b/modules/shadertools/src/index.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ export {getDependencyGraph as _getDependencyGraph} from './lib/shader-assembly/r
 // EXPERIMENTAL WGSL
 export {getShaderLayoutFromWGSL} from './lib/wgsl/get-shader-layout-wgsl';
 
-// SHADER MODULES - WEBGL1 VERSION
-
-// utils
+// data utils
+export {toHalfFloat, fromHalfFloat} from './modules/math/fp16/fp16-utils';
+export {fp64ify, fp64LowPart, fp64ifyMatrix4} from './modules/math/fp64/fp64-utils';
 
 // math libraries
 export {random} from './modules/math/random/random';
+
 export {fp32} from './modules/math/fp32/fp32';
 // export {fp64, fp64arithmetic} from './modules/math/fp64/fp64';
 
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/src/modules-webgl1/math/fp64/fp64.ts b/modules/shadertools/src/modules-webgl1/math/fp64/fp64.ts
index b816fa9d4b..f3fc21bc52 100644
--- a/modules/shadertools/src/modules-webgl1/math/fp64/fp64.ts
+++ b/modules/shadertools/src/modules-webgl1/math/fp64/fp64.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
-import {fp64ify, fp64LowPart, fp64ifyMatrix4} from './fp64-utils';
+import {fp64ify, fp64LowPart, fp64ifyMatrix4} from '../../../modules/math/fp64/fp64-utils';
 
 import {fp64arithmeticShader} from './fp64-arithmetic-glsl';
 import {fp64functionShader} from './fp64-functions-glsl';
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/src/modules/math/fp16/fp16-utils.ts b/modules/shadertools/src/modules/math/fp16/fp16-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e54da4e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shadertools/src/modules/math/fp16/fp16-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+// luma.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
+// Forked from THREE.js under MIT license
+// Fast Half Float Conversions, http://www.fox-toolkit.org/ftp/fasthalffloatconversion.pdf
+
+import {clamp} from '@math.gl/core';
+
+/** Pre-calculated tables for float16 conversion */
+type Float16Tables = {
+  // float32 to float16 helpers
+  baseTable: Uint32Array;
+  shiftTable: Uint32Array;
+  // float16 to float32 helpers
+  mantissaTable: Uint32Array;
+  exponentTable: Uint32Array;
+  offsetTable: Uint32Array;
+};
+
+/**  */
+let float16Tables: Float16Tables | null = null;
+
+/** Storage that can be viewed both as float and integer */
+const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(4);
+const floatView = new Float32Array(buffer);
+const uint32View = new Uint32Array(buffer);
+
+/**
+ * float32 to float16
+ * @param val
+ * @returns
+ */
+export function toHalfFloat(val: number): number {
+  float16Tables ||= generateFloat16Tables();
+
+  // if ( Math.abs( val ) > 65504 ) console.warn( 'toHalfFloat(): Value out of range.' );
+
+  val = clamp(val, -65504, 65504);
+
+  floatView[0] = val;
+  const f = uint32View[0];
+  const e = (f >> 23) & 0x1ff;
+  return float16Tables.baseTable[e] + ((f & 0x007fffff) >> float16Tables.shiftTable[e]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * float16 to float32
+ * @param val
+ * @returns
+ */
+export function fromHalfFloat(val: number): number {
+  float16Tables ||= generateFloat16Tables();
+
+  const m = val >> 10;
+  uint32View[0] =
+    float16Tables.mantissaTable[float16Tables.offsetTable[m] + (val & 0x3ff)] +
+    float16Tables.exponentTable[m];
+  return floatView[0];
+}
+
+function generateFloat16Tables(): Float16Tables {
+  // float32 to float16 helpers
+
+  const baseTable = new Uint32Array(512);
+  const shiftTable = new Uint32Array(512);
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 256; ++i) {
+    const e = i - 127;
+
+    // very small number (0, -0)
+
+    if (e < -27) {
+      baseTable[i] = 0x0000;
+      baseTable[i | 0x100] = 0x8000;
+      shiftTable[i] = 24;
+      shiftTable[i | 0x100] = 24;
+
+      // small number (denorm)
+    } else if (e < -14) {
+      baseTable[i] = 0x0400 >> (-e - 14);
+      baseTable[i | 0x100] = (0x0400 >> (-e - 14)) | 0x8000;
+      shiftTable[i] = -e - 1;
+      shiftTable[i | 0x100] = -e - 1;
+
+      // normal number
+    } else if (e <= 15) {
+      baseTable[i] = (e + 15) << 10;
+      baseTable[i | 0x100] = ((e + 15) << 10) | 0x8000;
+      shiftTable[i] = 13;
+      shiftTable[i | 0x100] = 13;
+
+      // large number (Infinity, -Infinity)
+    } else if (e < 128) {
+      baseTable[i] = 0x7c00;
+      baseTable[i | 0x100] = 0xfc00;
+      shiftTable[i] = 24;
+      shiftTable[i | 0x100] = 24;
+
+      // stay (NaN, Infinity, -Infinity)
+    } else {
+      baseTable[i] = 0x7c00;
+      baseTable[i | 0x100] = 0xfc00;
+      shiftTable[i] = 13;
+      shiftTable[i | 0x100] = 13;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // float16 to float32 helpers
+
+  const mantissaTable = new Uint32Array(2048);
+  const exponentTable = new Uint32Array(64);
+  const offsetTable = new Uint32Array(64);
+
+  for (let i = 1; i < 1024; ++i) {
+    let m = i << 13; // zero pad mantissa bits
+    let e = 0; // zero exponent
+
+    // normalized
+    while ((m & 0x00800000) === 0) {
+      m <<= 1;
+      e -= 0x00800000; // decrement exponent
+    }
+
+    m &= ~0x00800000; // clear leading 1 bit
+    e += 0x38800000; // adjust bias
+
+    mantissaTable[i] = m | e;
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 1024; i < 2048; ++i) {
+    mantissaTable[i] = 0x38000000 + ((i - 1024) << 13);
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 1; i < 31; ++i) {
+    exponentTable[i] = i << 23;
+  }
+
+  exponentTable[31] = 0x47800000;
+  exponentTable[32] = 0x80000000;
+
+  for (let i = 33; i < 63; ++i) {
+    exponentTable[i] = 0x80000000 + ((i - 32) << 23);
+  }
+
+  exponentTable[63] = 0xc7800000;
+
+  for (let i = 1; i < 64; ++i) {
+    if (i !== 32) {
+      offsetTable[i] = 1024;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {baseTable, shiftTable, mantissaTable, exponentTable, offsetTable};
+}
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/src/modules-webgl1/math/fp64/fp64-utils.ts b/modules/shadertools/src/modules/math/fp64/fp64-utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/shadertools/src/modules-webgl1/math/fp64/fp64-utils.ts
rename to modules/shadertools/src/modules/math/fp64/fp64-utils.ts
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/test/index.ts b/modules/shadertools/test/index.ts
index 2560ad2c27..f554bdffc4 100644
--- a/modules/shadertools/test/index.ts
+++ b/modules/shadertools/test/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ import './lib/shader-assembler.spec';
 
 // SHADER MODULE LIBRARY
 
+// Data utilities
+import './modules/math/fp16-utils.spec';
+import './modules/math/fp64-utils.spec';
+
 // General modules tests
 import './modules/modules.spec';
 
@@ -72,7 +76,6 @@ import './modules/postprocessing/image-warp-filters/warp.spec';
 // Math modules
 // TODO - these are breaking in test-browser but not in test-headless??
 import './modules-webgl1/fp64/fp64-arithmetic-transform.spec';
-import './modules-webgl1/fp64/fp64-utils.spec';
 
 // Light and picking
 // import './modules-webgl1/dirlight/dirlight.spec';
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/test/modules/math/fp16-utils.spec.ts b/modules/shadertools/test/modules/math/fp16-utils.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54f3dce066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shadertools/test/modules/math/fp16-utils.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// luma.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
+// Forked from THREE.js under MIT license
+
+import test from 'tape-promise/tape';
+import {toHalfFloat, fromHalfFloat} from '@luma.gl/shadertools';
+
+test('fp16#toHalfFloat', t => {
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(0) === 0, 'Passed!');
+
+  // surpress the following console message during testing
+  // THREE.toHalfFloat(): Value out of range.
+
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(100000) === 31743, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(-100000) === 64511, 'Passed!');
+
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(65504) === 31743, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(-65504) === 64511, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(Math.PI) === 16968, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(toHalfFloat(-Math.PI) === 49736, 'Passed!');
+
+  t.end();
+});
+
+test('fp16#fromHalfFloat', t => {
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(0) === 0, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(31744) === Infinity, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(64512) === -Infinity, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(31743) === 65504, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(64511) === -65504, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(16968) === 3.140625, 'Passed!');
+  t.ok(fromHalfFloat(49736) === -3.140625, 'Passed!');
+
+  t.end();
+});
diff --git a/modules/shadertools/test/modules-webgl1/fp64/fp64-utils.spec.ts b/modules/shadertools/test/modules/math/fp64-utils.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/shadertools/test/modules-webgl1/fp64/fp64-utils.spec.ts
rename to modules/shadertools/test/modules/math/fp64-utils.spec.ts